Hamilton man charged with murder in Paulsboro shooting death

WOODBURY — Authorities have arrested a Hamilton Township man accused of shooting a man to death last month in Paulsboro.

Daron Trent, 27, was charged on Dec. 14 with murder and weapons offenses in connection with the death of 25-year-old Jamaal Barker of Camden, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office (GCPO) announced on Thursday.

Trent was committed to Mercer County Jail in default of $750,000.

Authorities said he shot Barker around 10 p.m. on Nov. 30, in the 300 block of West Washington Street. Barker died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds, they said.

He is survived by his parents and two children.

“We were able to get this dangerous individual off our streets as a result of the hard work, tenacity and cooperation of many law enforcement agencies, including the New Jersey State Police Electronic Surveillance Unit and the U.S. Marshal Task Force, Trenton Division,” Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton said.

Authorities from Dalton’s office and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, along with Paulsboro police, also took part in the investigation, which is ongoing.

A GCPO release said more charges are expected. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the GCPO at 856-384-5500.